The women’s basketball team will try to extend to a three-game winning streak when it hosts the SMU Mustangs tonight before hosting the Pepperdine Waves on Sunday.The undefeated Frogs (2-3) will be playing their third- and fourth-straight games at home.
The Mustangs (4-1), coming off an 80-61 win over the Bradley Braves, will look to get back on the winning streak they started the season with in the first three games.
This game will be the 51st meeting between the Horned Frogs and the Mustangs.
The Waves (5-2), whose record will change following a game against the UTA Mavericks on Friday, come into this game with just one loss on the road against the Texas A&M Aggies.
Junior guard Adrianne Ross leads the Frogs with 17.8 points per game. She also has a team-leading 160 minutes played and a team-high 12 steals of the season.
Senior forward/guard Ashley Davis is second on the team with 13.2 points per game and has a team-high 14 three-pointers.
Junior forward Lorie Butler-Rayford leads the team with 45 rebounds, 11 of which have been offensive boards.
The Lady Frogs are scoring 67 points per game while allowing 67.2 points per game.
They have out-rebounded their opponents by a total of 107-96.
The Frogs have also made 32.6 percent of their three-pointers compared to the 26 percent their opponents are making.
So far this season, the Frogs have lost to both top-25 ranked teams they have played.
The Frogs lost to the then No. 1 Maryland Terrapins 82-64, but the Lady Frogs were able to stay close in their game against the then No. 25 George Washington Colonials 82-77.
The Lady Frogs will begin conference play Jan. 3.